The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-02

rary refers, we\ have it from the pen
Of the President of the University
himself that they have not and do not
oppose the Agricultural College.
Remembering as we do most clearly,
the speeches that were made by Presi-
dent Battle and others on the propo-
sition to transfer the Land Scrip Fund
from the University to the Aggricul-
tural College, and the active efforts
that were put forth to defeat the
proposition, it is gratifying to be as
sured that we misrepresented this &C
ton and that there now appears to be
no outspoken opposition to the insti-
ton 81. -, :,*:1.lFr a.. ~
No, the Agricultural College is not
sin a bad way" nor will it be
" slaughtered in the house of it's
friends 1t, has come to stay. The:
farmers 6f North Carolina and their
boys will see to that. 49,
:: Justice, however; to the, farmers and
friends of the Agricultural College
throughout the State, and especially
to those who composed the convention
Of January 2eth demands that we
should notice briefly some remarks
made in q recent discussion of this
subject in the Neaus and Observer be-
tween Hon. e. G.. Reade and DR..
Battle. Judge Reade in a reply to
an article of MI. 81. E. Fries on this
subject made an allusion to the Uni
versity to which DR.. Battle makes re-
ply, in which he complains that the
$l25, 900 Land Strip Fund was taken
from the University, and that when
asked to replace it-"a was refused" Z
In his second article he refers to this
fund as a part of the "endowment :"
of the University. We respectfully
submit that this presentation of the
case does great injustice by implica-
ton at least, to the farmers and other
friends of the Agricultural College. =
It is we'll known that the PROGRESS
srvEI FARMER from it's very first issue,
claimed that this fund belonged to the
industrial classes of our State, by and
Wndsrthe Actg Congress which donated
iitAthat we regarded it simply in the
character of a generous loan to the
University-that it was in no sense an
"endowment and that we claimed
and urged its transfer to the Agricul-
tural College as a matter of simple
justice to our industrial classes, because
the time had asraved aOhen they needed 1t
and because 1t belonged to them.
They had paid on this fund 100000
interest to. the University and had
done it practically and uncomplain-
.ingly. 1t was their fund-and they
needed it and they claimed it as their
own, and not with the view of damag-:
ing the University in any sense. This
paper persistently disavowed any such,
purpose or. desire. This disavowaI
was made repeatedly and in the most
emphatic manner in the Farmers Con.
'vention. It was made in some resolves
which ere sent to the Legislature-it
was repeated time and again in the
speeches. Of members Of the Conven-
ton. One of them, in reply to the
charge that we were making war on
the University, and to the urgent ap1
peal # ex.Gov: Jarvis a1ot to De-
atsoyys said: "Sir, this ishnetsa body
-of tevolutionists.s They,areefaw-abid-
loyaIoaeitizens and there Is hot4a,
man + fff 4 convention who u will not IL
join me in the wish and the prayer
thatsour University may rise higher
until it shall reach that
eminenee when it will be Justly recog
= ize q as as b b peer Of any similar inst.
tuition in this broad land and the
sentiment was most heartily applauded.
.Anaowhat are the facts of record AS